Download or read book Daddy s hobby written by Owen Jones and published by Tektime. This book was released on 2020-11-14 with total page 499 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lek was born the eldest child of four in a typical rice farming family. She did not expect to do anything any different from the other girls in her class in the northern rice belt of Thailand. Typically that would be: work in the fields for a few years; have a few babies; give them to mum to take care of and back to work until her kids had their own children and she could stop working to take care of them. One day a catastrophe occurred out of the blue – her father died young and with huge debts that the family knew nothing about. Lek was twenty and she was the only one who could prevent foreclosure. However, the only way she knew was to go to work in her cousin’s bar in Pattaya. Translator: Owen Jones PUBLISHER: TEKTIME

Download or read book Daddy s Hobby written by Owen Jones and published by Litres. This book was released on 2021-10-04 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Лек была четвертым ребенком в обычной семье, занимающейся выращиванием риса в северном рисовом поясе Таиланда. Она не ожидала, что ее жизнь будет как-то отличаться от жизни ее одноклассниц: несколько лет работы на полях, рождение нескольких детей, передача их маме и снова – а поля, пока у твоих детей не появятся свои дети, и ты сможешь перестать работать, чтобы присматривать за ними. Но внезапно произошла катастрофа – ее отец умер молодым и оставил после себя огромные долги, о которых его семья ничего не знала. Лек было двадцать, и она была единственной, кто мог предотвратить продажу их дома за долги. Но единственный способ сделать это – поехать работать в Паттайю, в бар кузена.Лек была четвертым ребенком в обычной семье, занимающейся выращиванием риса в северном рисовом поясе Таиланда. Она не ожидала, что ее жизнь будет как-то отличаться от жизни ее одноклассниц: несколько лет работы на полях, рождение нескольких детей, передача их маме и снова – а поля, пока у твоих детей не появятся свои дети, и ты сможешь перестать работать, чтобы присматривать за ними. Но внезапно произошла катастрофа – ее отец умер молодым и оставил после себя огромные долги, о которых его семья ничего не знала. Лек было двадцать, и она была единственной, кто мог предотвратить продажу их дома за долги. Но единственный способ сделать это – поехать работать в Паттайю, в бар кузена. Изначально она устраивалась как официантка-кассирша, но все изменилось, когда она поняла, что беременна от своего бесполезного бывшего мужа. Она родила, отдала дочь на попечение матери и вернулась на работу. Но теперь ей нужно было зарабатывать больше, чтобы обеспечить ребенка и компенсировать то, что он растет вдали от матери. Она перешла в индустрию секс-туризма. В этой книге описываются некоторые ее «приключения», мечты, кошмары и стиль поведения. Она пытается показать – с точки зрения Лек – настоящую жизнь таиландской барной «девочки»: надежды и разочарования, надежды и неудачи, надежды, ложь и обман, которыми она живет каждый день. Однажды она встречает мужчину, который нравится ей и которому нравится она. Ничего нового, такое с ней бывало уже тысячу раз, но на этот раз все по-другому. Они проводят вместе чудесные четыре недели, а потом он уезжает домой – как и все, оставляя обещания и надежды. Этот мужчина возвращается, но настоящая жизнь с настоящим бойфрендом оказывается не такой, о какой она мечтала. Они переживают и плохие, и хорошие времена, но останутся ли они вместе, и на сколько? После всего, что она пережила, сможет ли она быть обычной женой? Сможет ли она когда-нибудь снова довериться мужчине? Или будет лучше, если она откажется от мечты и вернется в бар? Лек начинает понимать, что исполнение желаний не всегда приносит радость. «Что скрывает улыбка» ссылается на то, что Таиланд называют Страной Улыбок.

Download or read book Daddy s Hobby written by Owen Jones and published by Litres. This book was released on 2020-12-17 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lek nació como la hija mayor de cuatro en una familia típica de productores de arroz. No esperaba hacer nada diferente de las otras chicas de su clase en el cinturón de arroz del norte de Tailandia. Normalmente eso sería: trabajar en el campo durante algunos años; tener algunos bebés; dárselos a mamá para que los cuide y volver a trabajar hasta que sus hijos tengan sus propios hijos y ella pueda dejar de trabajar para cuidarlos. Un día ocurrió una catástrofe inesperada: su padre murió joven y con enormes deudas de las que la familia no sabía nada. Lek tenía veinte años y era la única que podía evitar la ejecución hipotecaria. Sin embargo, la única forma que conocía era ir a trabajar al bar de su prima en Pattaya. Fue como mesera y cajera, pero cuando se dio cuenta de que estaba embarazada de su inútil y separado esposo, las cosas tuvieron que cambiar. Tuvo el bebé, se lo dio a su madre para que lo cuidara y volvió a trabajar. Sin embargo, ahora necesitaba dinero real para proporcionar una vida mejor a su hija y compensar el gasto de toda su juventud a 500 millas de distancia. Se metió en la industria del sexo turístico. El libro relata algunas de sus ”aventuras”, sus sueños y pesadillas y su ”modus operandi”. Intenta mostrar, desde el punto de vista de Lek, lo que realmente es ser una chica tailandesa de bar : las esperanzas y frustraciones, las esperanzas y las decepciones, las esperanzas y las mentiras y engaños que forman parte de ella todos los días de su vida. Un día conoce a un hombre que le gusta y ella también le gusta. Nada nuevo allí, había sucedido cientos de veces, pero ella siente que es diferente. Pasan cuatro semanas maravillosas juntos y luego él se va a casa, como todos lo habían hecho, dejando más promesas y más esperanzas. Este regresa, pero la vida real con un novio de verdad no es tan fácil como había soñado que sería. Pasan por buenos y malos momentos, pero ¿permanecerán juntos y por cuánto tiempo? Después de todo lo que ha pasado, ¿podrá volver a ser una novia normal o incluso una esposa? ¿Podrá alguna vez volver a confiar lo suficiente en un hombre? ¿O sería mejor que renunciara a sus sueños y siguiera trabajando en el bar? Lek comienza a descubrir que conseguir lo que desea no siempre es tan bueno como pensaba. ”Detrás de la sonrisa” se refiere al hecho de que Tailandia es conocida en todo el mundo como ”La tierra de las sonrisas”.

Download or read book Behind The Smile written by Owen Jones and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2012-04-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This copy of the book is no longer available, but the new version is here:https://www.createspace.com/4296805 Behind The Smile:The Story of Lek, a Thai Bar Girl in Pattaya.Book One: Daddy's HobbyLek was born the eldest child of four in a typical rice farming family. She did not expect to do anything any different from the other girls in her class in the northern rice belt of Thailand. Typically that would be: work in the fields for a few years; have a few babies; give them to mum to take care of and back to work until her kids had their own children and she could stop working to take care of them.One day a catastrophe occurred out of the blue - her father died young and with huge debts that the family knew nothing about. Lek was twenty and she was the only one who could prevent foreclosure. The only way she knew was to go to work in her cousin's bar in Pattaya.She went as a waitress-cum-cashier, but when she realised that she was pregnant by her worthless, estranged husband, things had to change. She had the baby, gave it to her mum and went back to work. However, now she needed real money to provide a better life for her child and to make up for spending its whole youth 500 miles away. She drifted into the tourist sex industry.The book relates some of her 'adventures', her dreams and nightmares and her 'modus operandi'. It tries to show, from Lek's point of view, what it really is like to be a Thai bar girl - the hopes and frustrations, the hopes and the let-downs, the hopes and the lies and deceit that are part of her every day life.Thailand is often referred to as the Land of Smiles and the author of this book agrees that it is, having spent nearly a decade there.

Download or read book A Man s Got to Have a Hobby written by William McInnes and published by Hachette Australia. This book was released on 2010-07-01 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: William McInnes' bestselling memoir, A Man's Got To Have A Hobby, takes us back to the long summer holidays of the 1960s and 70s, and the last of the baby-boomer childhoods. William writes with humour and affection about his family, and especially his mum and dad, who talked to the TV set and enjoyed life in their house near the bay. William McInnes is a talented writer and a natural storyteller. A tail-end baby boomer, he recalls summer holidays that seemed to go on forever, when he and his mates would walk down to fish in the bay; a time when the Aussie battler stood as the local Labor candidate and looked out for his mates; and a time when the whole family would rush into the lounge room to watch a new commercial on TV. He writes about his father - a strong character who talks to the furniture, dances with William's mother in the kitchen, and spends his free time fixing up the house and doing the best for his family. In William's writing you can hear his father speaking and listen to his mother singing. This is a book about people who aren't famous but should be. It's about cane toads and families, love and hope and fear, laughter, death and life. Most of all, it is a realistic, down-to-earth book by a man who had a great time growing up. His warmth and humour come through on every page. This Australian memoir tells of a time that will be familiar to many readers and a delight for all. 'McInnes applies a deft touch to a swag of recollections, shaping a yarn that should be listed with the national treasures' - The Courier Mail 'This will make you laugh till you cry' - The Age 'A perfect balance between humour, humility, seriousness and light, laughter and tears' - Sunday Telegraph

Download or read book The Daddy Book written by Robert S. Stewart and published by McGraw-Hill Companies. This book was released on 1972 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the various activities of fathers at home and away.

Download or read book Baby s First Year written by Annabel Karmel and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008-04-21 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beautifully illustrated record book to chronicle all the special moments in a baby's first year. It begins before the birth and runs through to the baby's first birthday. The book includes simple promptsto ensure no special moments are forgotten, and encourages the reader to record day-to-day routines, such as feeding and sleeping patterns; likes and dislikes, for example, "my favorite bathtime toy" and "what I liked to eat"; and the baby''s "firsts", from her first night at home, to her first smile, and her initial tottering steps. A month-by-month section includes advice from Annabel Karmel on the baby's development and handy tips to encourage her development. Eight recipes are punctuated throughout the book to inspire parents to make delicious, healthy food for their babies at various stages and also recipes for celebrations, such as a cake for the first birthday. This book is a wonderful and unique memento of a child's first year that parents will look back on and share with their child in future years.

Download or read book Charred Remains written by Evan Bond and published by Evan Bond. This book was released on 2022-05-16 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Come closer... Just a little bit closer... Sit down around the fire and warm yourself... Allow Evan Bond to tell you some dark tales that are certain to chill you to the bone. Stories that are certain to make you look over your shoulder more than once. This collection has everything from unnerving micro tales to grim flash fiction and some extra-special demented short stories sure to satisfy your reading appetite. I mean, let's face it, that's why you are here, isn't it? Charred Remains has something for every reader. These disturbing campfire tales will be burned into your memories like smoldering embers.

Download or read book This Brain Had a Mouth written by James M. Odato and published by UMass + ORM. This book was released on 2021-10-29 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “This biography provides valuable insight into the personality behind one of the most influential disability rights publications. A genuine page-turner.” —Fred Pelka, author of What We Have Done Author, advocacy journalist, disability rights activist, feminist, and founder of Mouth magazine, Lucy Gwin (1943—2014) made her mark by helping those in “handicaptivity” find their voice. Gwin produced over one hundred issues of the magazine—one of the most radical and significant disability rights publications—and masterminded its acerbic, sometimes funny, and often moving articles about people from throughout the disability community. In this engrossing biography, James M. Odato provides an intimate portrait of Gwin, detailing how she forged her own path into activism. After an automobile accident left her with a brain injury, Gwin became a tireless advocate for the equal rights of people she termed “dislabled.” More than just a publisher, she fought against corruption in the rehabilitation industry, organized for the group Not Dead Yet, and much more. With Gwin’s story at the center, Odato introduces readers to other key disability rights activists and organizations, and supplies context on current contentious topics such as physician-assisted suicide. Gwin’s impact on disability rights was monumental, and it is time her story is widely known.

Download or read book If You Re Gonna Be Stupid You Ve Gotta Be Tough written by Bob Cole and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2011-12-05 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Cleburne County Search and Rescue Team recently found and saved a man lost on Mt. Cheaha in Alabama. The man had set out with his wife and kids on the difficult Pinhoti Trail, but once the wife and kids headed back, the man continued on. When he didnt return, his wife panicked and called in the search squadwho eventually found a man in his fifties, weighing about three hundred pounds, wearing leg braces, and using crutches. This story just goes to show that if youre gonna be stupid, youve gotta be tough. Author Bob Cole knows all about it. He grew up on a farm in rural Georgia and used to have to chase cows before getting on the bus for school. Smelling like manure in front of the other kids certainly added a bit of toughness. Since those days, he has worked, married, and seen the world, but through it all, the old adage about toughness and stupidity still holds true. This collection of true short stories follows Bob as he travels along the bumpy road of life. Follow him through a midlife crisis, family hijinks, meeting a new son-in-law, and on a mission trip to foreign lands (after all, stupidity is worldwide). Despite some hard timesand some tough decisionsBob Cole has never lost his sense of humor, and its apparent in this collection that will keep readers laughing, crying, and actin tough!

Download or read book When the World Was Waiting for You Baby Book written by Gillian Shields and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2013-10-08 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beautiful gift book to store the most precious of memories.

Download or read book Archangel of the Earth Realm written by Penny Rich and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-02-03 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Divinely inspired by the willingness of the Holy Mother Spirit to find me when I had not the slightest inclination I was lost, I proudly present my book, Archangel of the Earth Realm-Entertaines Unawares, that has been tucked away inside me since 1985 when God sent me a living earthbound archangel, not only to show me they do exist in the form of mortal human beings, but to present celestial information of great works yet to be accomplished. For seven years, that was his mission in my life. I bear witness to the fact that each and everyone of us is blessed to maintain that spiritual co-existence with the universe-returning eons upon eons to an educational arena to experience that which leads us back to the perfection from whence our spirits derived as angels many, many centiries ago. Living angels manifest whenever and wherever they are sent on any one of the seven super universes as this one has done on a spiritual mission in the earth realm.

Download or read book A Dougla s Tale written by Erma Jacob and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2021-11-09 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book captures life on the Caribbean island nation of Trinidad in the 1950s and 1960s. A collection of autobiographical tales is told from the perspective of the author as a young girl growing up in an inter-racial family in the idyllic, inter-cultural village of Flanagin Town in Central Trinidad. Life on the island is vividly described through the use of Trinidadian Creole and Standard English. The stories are told with humour as the illiterate, bold, clever, yet flawed matriarch of the family, Popo, works tirelessly to ensure that her children will have an education and an easier life than she had. The author captures the acceptance and respect the peoples of this diverse community have for each other and each other's cultures. The first-time author has been living in Canada for the past 50 years.

Download or read book Pinball Wizards written by Adam Ruben and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2017-11-01 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pinball's history is America's history, from gambling and war-themed machines to the arcade revolution and, ultimately, the decline of the need to leave your house. The strangest thing about pinball is that it persists, and not just as nostalgia. Pinball didn't just stick around—it grew and continues to evolve with the times. Somehow, in today's iPhone world, a three-hundred-pound monstrosity of wood and cables has survived to enjoy yet another renaissance. Pinball is more to humor writer Adam Ruben than a fascinating book topic—it's a lifelong obsession. Ruben played competitive pinball for years, rising as high as the 80th-ranked player in the world. Then he had children. Now, mired in 9,938th place—darn kids—Ruben tries to stage a comeback, visiting pinball museums, gaming conventions, pinball machine designers, and even pinball factories in his attempt to discover what makes the world's best players, the real wizards, so good. Along the way, Ruben examines the bigger story of pinball's invention, ascent, near defeat, resurgence, near defeat again, and struggle to find its niche in modern society.

Download or read book The Wisdom of the Body written by John M. Shackleford and published by University Press of America. This book was released on 2012-01-16 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everything we learn comes to us through the senses. We interpret the books we read, the speeches and sermons we have heard, and so on. Over the years, we put these things together along with our personal experiences of daily living. Somehow, we integrate all of this sensory input and arrive at an outlook on life. Along the way we may decide whether or not our time here on earth has any meaning. In interpreting the facts of life, many of us tend to do so piecemeal, filtering out certain memories, perhaps even pleasurable ones, if they seem unimportant. However, the more one tries to recall childhood memories, the more they come to the forefront. In The Wisdom of the Body, John M. Shackleford reflects upon his childhood experiences and thoughtfully relates them to his sixty years in a wheelchair. He hopes that his determination to overcome the many difficulties of a paralyzed man—while at the same time pursuing a professional career—will inspire others to master their personal obstacles and become useful members of the human family.

Download or read book The dream written by Owen Jones and published by Tektime. This book was released on 2023-02-28 with total page 443 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Dream takes up the story of Lek, her family and friends from two years further down the line. In the past, it has always been Lek who issued the ultimata, but this story opens with her having received one and it throws her. She is offered the fulfilment of her oldest dream, but can she take it? The fulfilment of any dream requires sacrifices, but is Lek prepared to make them now that her goal is within her grasp? It is a tough one, which means a hard time for her, although her family and friends are behind her as always. Which way will she go? The instinct to follow her dream and the inertia of a comfortable life in the village, as she gets older vie for supremacy in her mind. As is usual in this series, nothing is hidden from the reader, we are privy to all of Lek's agonizing thoughts. The Behind The Smile Series is the story of Lek, a bar girl in Pattaya, Thailand. Lek was born the eldest child of four in a typical rice farming family in the northern rice belt of Thailand. A catastrophe occurred out of the blue one day – her father died young with huge debts that the family knew nothing about. Lek was just twenty years of age, and the only one who could prevent the foreclosure of the family farm, and allow her younger sister and two brothers to continue their education. However, the only way she knew how was to go to work in her cousin’s bar in Pattaya. Can a Pattaya bar girl ever go back to being a regular girlfriend or wife? 'Behind The Smile' is a look into one part of Thailand, a country known around the world as 'The Land of Smiles'. The Dream takes up the story of Lek, her family and friends from two years further down the line. In the past, it has always been Lek who issued the ultimata, but this story opens with her having received one and it throws her. She is offered the fulfilment of her oldest dream, but can she take it? The fulfilment of any dream requires sacrifices, but is Lek prepared to make them now that her goal is within her grasp? It is a tough one, which means a hard time for her, although her family and friends are behind her as always. Which way will she go? The instinct to follow her dream and the inertia of a comfortable life in the village, as she gets older vie for supremacy in her mind. As is usual in this series, nothing is hidden from the reader, we are privy to all of Lek's agonizing thoughts. Translator: Owen Jones PUBLISHER: TEKTIME

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